Alexithymia is a term you may not have heard before. But it describes something many people experience: difficulties in identifying, distinguishing and expressing emotions. It affects how people ...

Navigating emotions can be tricky for anyone. However, for those with alexithymia, this journey is often more challenging. Many people come to therapy when they feel as though they are disconnected ...

When someone asks, “How are you feeling?” are you genuinely not sure? Maybe you come across as socially awkward. Or perhaps people have accused you of “withholding” your emotions. Any of those ...

Psychopathic people have great difficulty or are even unable to show empathy and regulate their emotions. According to a new study by Matthias Burghart, a Max Planck researcher in Freiburg, this could ...

Alexithymia is one of the more common features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Not all autistic people have alexithymia, but many do (Kinnaird, Stewart, Tchanturia, 2019). Alexithymia is difficulty ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Alexithymia is described as "emotional blindness" and means people can't name or recognize emotions. It often stems ...

Have you ever wanted to convey a feeling but just couldn't find the right words? Millions of people struggle with a personality trait known as alexithymia, which means "no words for feelings." ...

Alexithymia, a personality construct denoting difficulty in identifying, describing and reflecting on one’s own emotions, co-occurs frequently with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and has been ...